Clinical trials: Breastfeeding Initiation
Maternal Dietary Diversity, Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation
Assessing the Feasibility of Integrating a Package of Maternal Nutrition Interventions Into Antenatal Care Services in Burkina Faso
Alive \& Thrive (A\&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding…
- Conditions
- Maternal Dietary Diversity, Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT04155437
- Testing
- Health Facility Level Interventions, Community Level Interventions, Health System Level Interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Pregnancy, Breastfeeding
Early and Regular Breast Milk Expression to Help Establish Lactation After Delivery: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether early start of either breastfeeding or breast milk expression may positively affect milk production later in lactation.
- Trial name
- Pumping (NCT00393640)
- Testing
- Early and regular breast milk expression
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Neurodevelopment, Child Growth
Building Opportunities for Nurturing Care to Enhance Child Development in Eastern and Southern Africa
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to adapt and test a package of interventions to provide nurturing care for children aged 0-2 years in three countries (Botswana, Kenya, Zimbabwe).
- Trial name
- BONDS (NCT07430826)
- Testing
- Friendship Bench, Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Curriculum, Play-Based Curriculum
- Volunteers
- 1,260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
HIV
Home-based Partner Education and Testing (HOPE) Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of home-based couple HIV-testing and counseling and male partner education on partner HIV testing and other critical maternal and infant health outcomes during pregnancy and…
- Trial name
- HOPE (NCT01784783)
- Testing
- HOPE Intervention, INVITE Intervention
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 601 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Breastfeeding
Metoclopramide to Aid Establishment of Breastfeeding:a Randomised Controlled Trial
Hypothesis: Early use of oral metoclopramide can hasten and improve the establishment of lactogenesis II in mothers after preterm and term deliveries.
- Trial name
- NCT00264719
- Testing
- Metoclopramide (Maxolon)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
HIV Infections, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Men's Club: Impact of Male Partner Involvement on Initiation and Sustainment of Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Postpartum Women
Breastfeeding remains the optimal mode of feeding for infants younger than six months. Exclusive Breast Feeding (EBF) among HIV-infected mothers has been shown to be associated with a sustained and significant reduction in HIV…
- Trial name
- NCT03072758
- Testing
- Men's Club
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Pre-lacteal Feeding, Colostrum Feeding
Effects of Breastfeeding Education Interventions During Pregnancy on Breastfeeding Practices in Rural South Ethiopia
Background: Breast milk is primary source of nutrition for newborns, containing both macro and micro nutrients. However, breastfeeding practices vary from setting-to-setting, and affect newborn's growth and development.
- Conditions
- Pre-lacteal Feeding, Colostrum Feeding, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Exclusive Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT06236412
- Testing
- Health education
- Volunteers
- 510 people
- Sponsor
- Wachemo University
Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Breastfeeding Initiation
Breastfeeding: Influencing Determinants, Knowledge and Self-efficacy
Our study will assess the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and the determinants and assess knowledge and self efficacy of lactating mothers towards breastfeeding
- Trial name
- feeding (NCT07336004)
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Breast Feeding Exclusive, Initiation of Breastfeeding
Linking Microcredit, Technology, and Promotion of IYCF Breastfeeding Guidelines in Bauchi State, Nigeria
The University of North Carolina (UNC) and Partners for Development (PFD), an American non-governmental organization, will conduct a 2-year cluster-randomized controlled trial in Bauchi State, Nigeria, to test the effectiveness…
- Trial name
- NCT01352351
- Testing
- Breastfeeding promotion intervention
- Volunteers
- 485 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Breastfeeding
A Randomised Controlled Trial to Compare Antenatal Preparation and Postnatal Counseling
This is a randomised controlled trial to compare antenatal preparation and postnatal counseling strategies for improving breastfeeding rates. The objectives are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT00270920
- Testing
- Lactation counseling
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Breastfeeding
Prenatal Education Video Study
A randomized, controlled trial will be conducted during which pregnant women will be randomized to receive the intervention - viewing a prenatal education video about how to breastfeed an infant - or the sham intervention …
- Trial name
- PEVS (NCT01623128)
- Testing
- Prenatal video
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 522 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Breastfeeding
Effectiveness of Well-child Clinics as the "Community" Basis of Step 10 of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
A cluster-randomized controlled trial will be conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo to compare rates of early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding between mothers who give birth in hospitals with the current standard of…
- Trial name
- NCT01428232
- Testing
- implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, BFHI steps 1-9 +well-child clinic
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 992 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Breastfeeding
Laid-back Breastfeeding in Hospital Setting
The so-called biological nurturing (BN) - or laid-back breastfeeding (LB BF), a new neurobehavioral approach to breastfeeding (BF), has the potential to enhance BF initiation and to reduce breast problems (pain, fissures, etc.)…
- Trial name
- NCT03503500
- Testing
- Laid-back breastfeeding, Standard care
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Burlo Garofolo
Postpartum Women
Effect of Foot Massage Performed to the Mother After Bırth on Breastfeedıng Success, Sleep Qualıty and Newborn Stress
Aim: To Reveal The Effect Of Foot Massage Performed To The Mother After Bırth On Breastfeedıng Success, Sleep Qualıty And Newborn Stress Material and Method: This randomized controlled trial was conducted with 70 people (35…
- Trial name
- NCT06786481
- Testing
- Educational with milnacipran, Locally Directed Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Melek Nur KEÇELİ
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Behavioral Insomnia of Childhood: Impact of Parent Education
Behavioral Insomnia of Childhood (BIC) is among the most prevalent problem presented to pediatricians with a reported occurrence of approximately 30% worldwide.The most widely applied treatment strategies for BIC in infants…
- Trial name
- NCT03320083
- Testing
- Educational care derived from POSSUMS
- Volunteers
- 157 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Nutrition Status
Effect of Breastfeeding Education and Support Intervention on Timely Initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding
The purpose of this study is to develop and test Breastfeeding Education and Support Intervention for improving timely initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding rate. Infant mortality rates are still high in Ethiopia.
- Trial name
- NCT03030651
- Testing
- Breastfeeding Education and Support
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 469 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Breastfeeding
Alive & Thrive Nigeria Breastfeeding Promotion in Urban Private Facilities Study
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a breastfeeding promotion intervention on breastfeeding intentions, early initiation of breastfeeding, and exclusive breastfeeding among clients in private health facilities…
- Trial name
- NCT04835051
- Testing
- Breastfeeding promotion
- Where
- 20 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 1,220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Breast Feeding, Self Efficacy
Biological Nutrition Technique Which is Used in Initiation of Breastfeeding
Aim: This research was conducted with the purpose of determining the effect of biological nurturing technique used for starting breastfeeding in primipara on breastfeeding success and self-efficacy.
- Trial name
- BNTPBSS (NCT05342831)
- Testing
- Biological Nutrition Technique
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hatice Gul OZTAS
HIV-I Infection
Evaluation of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women
The investigators will conduct an observational cohort study in 1200 pregnant women who will be recruited at the first antenatal care (ANC) visit from the Gugulethu and one additional facility in the Klipfontein-Mitchell's Plain…
- Trial name
- PrEP-PP (NCT03902418)
- Testing
- emtricitabine/tenofovir
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,195 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Maternal Dietary Diversity, Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation
A Feasibility Study of Integrating Maternal Nutrition Interventions Into Antenatal Care Services in Ethiopia
Alive \& Thrive (A\&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding…
- Conditions
- Maternal Dietary Diversity, Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT04125368
- Testing
- Health Facility Interventions, Community Interventions, Health System Interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute